Oil-can



(No Model.)

B. E. MILLER.

OIL CAN.

No. 344,975. Patented Jul 6, 1886.

WITNESSES llVI/E/VTOI? STATES EDGAR E. MILLER, OF CANTON, OHIO.

OIL-CAN.

Application tiled January 11, 1980. Serial No. 188,216.

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR E. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Canton, county of Stark, State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oil-Cans, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in oil-cans, and particularly relates to that class of oil-cans adapted to carry about the person in a pocket or gamebag or other suitable receptacle; and it consists in providing a nose piece or spout that may be revolved in its connection with the can, and through which oil maybe discharged at different points in the circle described in its revolution, excepting the inner quarter of said circle, and that may be turned back to a point of rest by the side of the can, and thereby reduce the space oecupied by the can, and means for securing the nose in a position of rest and preventing oil from dripping from the nose when so turned back and seemed.

Myinvcntion also relates to the details and combination of parts as described and set forth in the claims.

In Figure 1, letter A represents the oil-can, which may be made of hard rubber or any suitable light metal, stamped into any of the well-known and approved flat oval forms,having spring or elastic sides a,or having a coiledwire spring placed in the can between the sides, to force them apart after being pressed together to eject oil, or may be of any of the usual forms of oil-cans, as shown in Fig. 7.

The neck I) of the can terminates in a head, d,

which forms a gland,f, for the tapering turnplug 9. Through the neck I) there is an open aperture extending from the inside of the can to the inside of the gland f. bent to a line at a right angle with a line drawn longitudinally through the center of the turn-plug and tapers down to a small point or nose. ()n the turn-plug is formed'a groove, as shown by letter 72, Fig. 3. This groove extends over about three-fourths of the circumference of the turn-plug, and is in such position as to correspond with the aperture in the The spout B isv JPIEGIFITJ LTION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 3%1375, dated July 6, 1886.

(No mode.)

can and the spout, and no oil canpass from the can into the spout; but when turned to a point shown by the dotted linesj, Fig. 2, the groove It will be brought over the aperture in the neck I), and oil may pass out of the can and through the spout, and at any desired pointer angle to the neck of the can in the circle from x to 00, (see Fig. 2,) the oil flowing through the neck of the eauinto the groove h and out through aperture 1' into the spout B; but when the spout is turned back on the side of the can, as shown in Fig. 1, the face 0 of the plug 9 will rest against the wall of the gland f and over the aperturein the neck I), shutting oft the flow of oil from the can. To secure the spout in this folded position,a rest, E, Fi 6, is providcd,which is formed substantially as shown, having on its front side an offset and inclines, it, from the ends upward and inward, and a center depression, k, in which the nose or free end Z of the spout may rest, and an up ward projection, at, having on its front face an inlay, a, of rubber or other plastic material, which rests against the nose of the spout, closing it,so as to prevent oil that may hein the spout when turned to that position from escapin This rest Eniay be so attached to the can that the flexibility of the can will hold the rubber stopper a tight against the nose of the spout.

After the spout is placed in position the washer 0 may be placed over the end of the turnplug and the screw 1; turned in, the flange rest" ing on the rim of the gland, and by this means the turn-plug kept tight in the gland.

The can A shown in Fig. 2 is the same as that shown in Fig. 1, 'and hereinbefore described, except in the construction of the head U and the adaptation of the spout 1V thereto.

In this case there is formed in the head U a 9 valve-seat, a, as shown in Fig. 5. From this valve-scat there extends an open way,s, through the neck 15 to the can., The spout W, Fig. 4, is provided with a valve, w, in the face of which there'is a groove, a, circling around in the face of the valve from a to a, and a perforation, 10', extending from the groove into and outthrough the spoutW. The stem y is passed through the center perforation, a, in the head U, and the parts are secured in their proper working relations by the washer y and nut 1 and when so secured the valve w, with the spout W,may be rotated on the valve-seat u, and when the spout is turned back over the side or top of the can the solid face of the valve 10 will rest over the aperture 8, cutting off the flow of oil from the can; but when it is turned as shown by the dotted lines j,Fig.2,bringingthegroove a over the aperture 8, oil may pass from the can into the groove, thence through aperture 10', and out through the spout W at any point desired in the circle from a: to m. The nose of the spout is held in position when folded or turned back over the side of the can by the device shown by Fig. 6, and hereiubefore described. When used on the ordinary can, as shown in Fig. 7, the spout may be folded and secured either to the side or top of the can, and when so constructed and arranged produces an article of manufacture of great value. Having thus fully described the nature and object of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of an oil-can having a head secured thereto, the latter provided with an aperture or passage for the oil, a movable spout secured to said head ,andhavinga groove adapted to register with the oil-aperture in the head, and an aperture connecting the 2. As an article of manufacture, an oil-can having a head, U, provided with a valve-seat, it, having an aperture, 8, for the oil to pass through, acenter perforation o, spout W,having a center pin, 12, adapted to the perforation a, in which it may be rotated, and a valve, w, adapted to cover and close aperture 8, a groove, a, in the face of the valve, and an aperturem", extending from the groove 11/ into the spout, these parts operating jointly for the purpose of opening and closing a passage-way from the inside of the can out through the spout, and for changing the direction of the same,

substantially as described, and for the purpose U set forth.

3. The combination, with an oil-can having a movable spout, of a stop adapted when the spout is turned to an inoperative position to engage the same and close the end thereof, for the purpose of preventing any oil that may be in the spout from escaping, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with an oil-can having a movable spout, of the stop having inclines i and upward projection, m, the latter adapted to close the end of the spout when thelatter is turned to an inoperative position, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of January, A. D. 1886.

EDGAR E. MILLER.

VVilnesses:

W. K. MILLER, 011A s. R. MILLER. 

